The Academy of Martial Arts is located in the middle of Xuanwu Street. The street to the right of the gate is already overcrowded with students preparing for entrance exams. On the left side of the gate, it seemed a little quieter. Those who entered Xuanwu Street from the left were all officials or dignitaries who came to watch the ceremony today.
Fang Jie led the red horse and Zhang Kuang Mo Xidao all the way to squeeze over, but they were often looked at. The tall red horse pushed aside an unknown number of people. Especially those brocade-clothed young masters, one after another avoided for fear that the horse would stain their clothes. Most of the children of rich and powerful gentry came in the family's carriage, but before entering Xuanwu Street, the carriage stopped at the side of the road in an orderly manner. There is only one person who leads a horse to the gate of Yanwu Academy.
When he was about to reach the gate, suddenly a burst of noise from the front entered Fang Jie's ears. He followed the sound and found that the noise was because of himself. He thought to himself that there was no accident, there were people who couldn't wait to do something before entering the gate of the Martial Arts Academy.
A young gentleman in brocade clothes approached a professor at the entrance of the Academy of Martial Arts, pointed at Fang Jie and complained loudly: "Why are there still people who don't understand the rules? But that man over there led an animal and took up the path of the students? First, this is disrespect to the Yanwu Academy! Second, this is disrespect to you, sir! Sir, I ask you to deal with that person !"
Although there were many people, the voice was still heard clearly in Fang Xie's ears. Zhang Kuang looked at him, and said with some concern: "When I was at the intersection, I advised you to keep the horse and find someone to take care of it. But you refused to listen, and you insisted on leading the horse all the way in. This is all right now. Well, if Mr. Na really came to teach you a lesson, it would be difficult to explain. The most worrying thing is to leave a bad impression on people. In case Mr. Na remembers you, you will be targeted during the exam... "
"No problem."
Fang Jie smiled, led the red horse and continued walking.
Because of the shout of the young man in brocade clothes in front, hundreds of pairs of eyes from all around looked over. Most of the young men in brocade clothes cast angry or contemptuous glances at the other party, but the students from the army didn't seem to respond at all. And those frontier soldiers saw Fang Jie because of the noise, and they all came over to say hello.
Fang Jie clasped his fists one by one to return the salute, calling "brother" to the left and "brother" to the right, very cordially. Most of the frontier soldiers are rough people, and they are more casual when they have friendship. It was mixed with such vulgar words as his mother's and his grandma's, which made the young men in brocade clothes even more disgusted.
A large group of frontier soldiers surrounded him, and Fang Xie seemed to be the leader.
The professor who was standing at the gate of the Academy of Martial Arts to welcome the guests narrowed his eyes and looked at Fang Jie's side, but his expression didn't change at all. He nodded to the suing Young Master Jin Yi and said that you go and submit your identity first, and I will handle it myself. The young man in brocade clothes looked at Fang Jie and sneered, but instead of leaving, he stood aside and waited to see the joke.
Fang Xie, a professor of Yanwu Academy wearing a crescent-white robe, came to him, glanced at him lightly, and asked, "I am Yanqing, a professor of Yanwu Academy, this student, why did you come here with a horse? Someone said just now that your beast has taken up the path that people should walk, which is not good."
Fang Jie stopped, and first bowed to the professor.
"Student Fang Jie, I have met Mr.
"Um."
Yan Qing returned the gift with the courtesy of an elder, and then waited for Fang Xie to answer.
Fang Jie stood up straight, pointed to the red horse beside him and said seriously: "First answer your second question. If you just said that the animal I was leading was referring to it, the students would disagree. What do others think of war horses?" The students don’t know, but in the border towns, the war horses are like the students’ brothers. Every time they patrol the border, every time they hunt down the rebels, every time they investigate the enemy’s situation, and every time they pass on the military information, they are inseparable from the war horses. Not only me, but all the frontier soldiers Brothers have the same feelings for war horses as they do for comrades. During the battle, one piece of steamed bun is broken into two pieces, one piece for man and one piece for horse.”
"Perhaps the person who says that a war horse is a beast, in his eyes, a war horse is really just a four-legged beast that is very different from a human being. Eating grass and being ridden by people, they are born inferior. But in the eyes of our frontier soldiers , Every war horse is a brother who lives and dies together and even supports and protects each other in the sea of swords and blood. If there is no war horse, the students may have died in a certain battle long ago."
Fang Jie looked at Yan Qing and said word by word: "If others feel resentful because they think my brother has taken the way to walk, I would like to say sorry on my brother's behalf. My brother has always walked with us when he fought for meritorious deeds on the battlefield. It is a road, and it goes wherever people go. It doesn’t understand the rules of the imperial capital, and it doesn’t know that after leaving the border town battlefield, it is just a beast, and it is no longer qualified to walk on the same road with two-legged people.”
Hearing these words, Yan Qing gave Fang Xie a meaningful look. Then he looked back at the young man in brocade clothes with an ugly face and asked, "What do you think of his explanation like this? Do you accept his apology?"
"I… "
The young man in brocade clothes opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.
Zhang Kuang glanced at that person, leaned close to Fang Jie's ear and whispered: "This person is Bi Yuntao, from Jiangnan. In private, he has a good relationship with Wang Ding and the others. He was not present at Keshengju that day, but He must know what happened, and presumably he was targeting you on purpose."
Fang Jie nodded and smiled, "That's a pretty good name."
Zhang Kuang was taken aback, but he didn't think there was anything special about the name.
Bi Yuntao's face turned red, he hesitated for a while and said to Yan Qing: "You don't need to talk about this matter, but if you are disrespectful to the Academy of Martial Arts, the court, and your husband, I just want to take care of it and ask!"
Yan Qing nodded, looked at Fang Jie and asked, "Now you should answer my first question, why did you bring your horse here?"
Fang Jiedao: "I heard that there is a riding and archery competition in the martial arts examination of the Academy of Martial Arts, so I brought my horse here. May I ask sir, does the Academy of Martial Arts have such a rule that the horses used for riding and archery can only be horses from the Academy of Martial Arts? horses instead of using your own horses?"
"nonsense!"
Bi Yuntao said loudly: "After being admitted to the Yanwu Academy, you will live here. The house is the Yanwu Academy's house. Can you memorize your own house, and then ask your husband if you can't live in your own house?"
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Fang Jie glanced at Bi Yuntao indifferently, as if he didn't even bother to answer. He cupped his fists and leaned over to Yan Qing and said, "Please clarify, sir."
Yan Qing smiled and said: "According to the usual practice, the students who come to the Yanwu Academy to take the exam use the horses of the Yanwu Academy in the riding and archery competition. No one has ever brought their own horses before, let alone I have been asked such a question. The first is because war horses are scarce in our Sui Dynasty, and the second... The war horses raised by the Yanwu Academy seem to be better than the war horses of the soldiers in the army."
Hearing this sentence, Bi Yuntao couldn't help but sneered.
Yan Qing paused for a moment and continued: "However, there is no express regulation in the Academy of Martial Arts that candidates are not allowed to ride their own horses during the riding and archery competition. If the candidates are willing, it seems that it is okay to ride a bull. The Academy of Martial Arts is the most disciplined Where there are rules, you must follow them. But since it is not written in the rules... it should be possible."
"Thank you!"
Fang Jie bowed deeply.
Bi Yuntao's face instantly became ugly, his fists were clenched, and his veins were exposed. He didn't dare to target the professors of the Academy of Martial Arts, so he could only stare at Fang Jie fiercely.
Yan Qing waved his hand and continued: "You don't need to thank me, I just follow the rules of the Academy of Martial Arts. But... someone said that you were disrespectful to the Academy of Martial Arts by holding a horse. As a professor of the Academy of Martial Arts, I think it is necessary Let me ask you a question, do you really disrespect the Academy of Martial Arts in your heart?"
Fang Jie straightened his body and said loudly: "The students made twenty-one military exploits in the border town. Firstly, it was because of their loyalty to His Majesty and the Sui Dynasty. Second, it was because of the yearning and respect for the Yanwu Academy in the students' hearts. If it wasn't for These two beliefs support the students, and the students will not fight bloody battles, and naturally they will not come all the way from the frontier."
After saying this, the frontier soldiers present could not help clapping their hands: "Well said!"
Fang Jie said earnestly: "Respect is in the heart and not in the tongue. There are not people in this world who say awe with their mouths but curse viciously in their hearts."
Bi Yuntao turned pale, pointed at Fang Jie and asked loudly, "Who are you talking about!"
Fang Jie smiled and said, "Who am I talking about, I have no obligation to tell you. If I am in a good mood, I will say it, and if I am not in a bad mood, I will not. You can take care of it? Besides... you blocked the way to enter the door, does that count?" Disrespect to the Academy of Martial Arts? Just now, Mr. asked you to enter the gate to verify your identity, but you stood here and refused to leave. Is it disrespectful to Mr.? Also... You should be glad that you are a citizen of the Sui Dynasty. Because in the border town, you dare to point at our border soldiers Enemies who speak through their noses are chopped into mud by us."
Bi Yuntao's angrily body trembled violently. If the hand pointing at Fang Jie was put down, he would appear timid, but he would lose his momentum if he continued to point.
Yan Qing glanced at Fang Jie with a smile on his lips and said, "Go in, there are professors who specialize in identity verification. If you keep blocking the door, the students behind will not be able to get in and miss the exam time. Can't bear it."
"As ordered."
Fang Jie bowed in response, and then led the horse forward. When he arrived at the door, he looked at Bi Yuntao, who was already blushing, and asked politely: "Can you make way? My horse and I are going in."
Bi Yuntao's angry hands kept shaking, he glared at Fang Jie angrily and walked away. Zhang Kuang followed Fang Jie's pace, smiled and said, "Aren't you afraid of causing trouble for yourself?"
Fang Jie shook his head helplessly and said, "Even if I knelt down to apologize to him and begged for mercy, even crawled down and licked his boots saying that I was wrong, and then went around in circles and confessed to everyone, do you think I will lose some money today?" trouble?"
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On the left side of the gate of the Martial Arts Academy.
There were a few people standing next to a carriage. They were chatting and laughing at something, but the noise on the other side attracted their attention. After watching the scene over there changed from noisy to calm. One of the men, wearing a purple official uniform and a beam crown on his head, couldn't help asking curiously: "Who is that young frontier soldier? What a sharp mouth."
"That little guy is very hot right now. Niu Huilun, a senior scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, and Zhuang Chuyu, a senior scholar of Shuhua Pavilion, fought for him. His Majesty left some of us old bones to eat together in Changchun Garden yesterday. At that time, the two of them were still fighting for each other. In the end, Dean Zhou stopped him with a word, and Dean Zhou said... If the kid is admitted to the Martial Arts Academy, you will not be able to fight, and if you fail the exam, you can argue again , No one cares about a place to fight.”
The person who answered the man's question was an old man with white beard and hair, also wearing a purple official uniform and a six-beam crown on his head. Standing in the crowd, the old man seemed to be respected by others.
"oh?"
The person who asked the question was stunned for a moment and then asked: "Could it be that the deputy Fang Jie of the frontier army who presented the pinyin notation method and the arithmetic small character method to His Majesty?"
The old man is Huai Qiugong, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, a veteran of the three dynasties, and has a high status in the court. He and Zhou Banchuan are also known as the two elders of the court. His Majesty also respects them both.
"Master Mou, you have to remember this little guy. He is from the frontier army, and you are the new Secretary of the Ministry of War... Anyway, he also won a lot of face for the Ministry of War. That day in the Changchun Garden Qionglu, I saw it with my own eyes. Witnessed this little guy's ability. Niu Huilun and Zhuang Chuyu, the old fellows, were all stunned. Even His Majesty... was full of praise."
"Students remember."
The person who asked the question was Mou Liangbi, the new minister of the Ministry of War. After hearing Huai Qiugong's words, he couldn't help but look at Fang Jie a few more times.
Not only him, but also Zong Lianghu, the new Minister of War standing beside him.
Just at this time, someone came from a distance and said: "Even if you are talented, shouldn't you be humble and polite? After all, it is insulting to gentlemen to be a hero by relying on the power of words. Such arrogance, it seems that even if you are talented It’s too impetuous and needs to be honed.”
Everyone looked over there, and saw that the person who came was Yang Yin, Prince Yi.
Huai Qiugong and others leaned over to salute, Yang Yin quickly walked a few steps to support Huai Qiugong. After receiving the ceremony, Minister of the Ministry of War, Mou Liangbi, couldn't help shaking his head and said: "Soldiers guarding the land and opening up borders, how can they lose their arrogance? The prince's words dare not go along with the officials... If the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty were all humble and polite... How can you be called the teacher of tigers and wolves?"
Yang Yin was startled, took a deep look at Mou Liangbi and then smiled, without saying anything else, after making a gesture of invitation, he walked into the gate of Yanwu Academy first. Huai Qiugong also glanced at Mou Liangbi, there was an intriguing meaning in his eyes. Mou Liangbi didn't understand, but he didn't regret what he said.
In his opinion.
Soldiers, be proud!